Picture this ...Early Monday morning, Co-op City Garage, Bronx, NY. 2 Acura CL, and one CL-S(mine, 2 days old) got hit. Hood was popped up from underneath, all the lights and lamps stolen, wires all f**ed up. Estimated repair is around $3000 per car.
Would a hood lock help? Any other suggestions?

 

oh my god!

thats nuts!!!

the repair costs sound about right though.

was there hood damage (besides the locking mechanism?)

You need a good alarm bro! Try one that pages you when the alarm goes off.

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red (Navigation)
PIAA 19173 Ion Yellow Fog Lights
Aftermarket Black Wood Trim Kit

 

There's more ... I had a passive alarm installed on mine by the dealer. What the thieves did to all 3 Acuras was to pop the hood and disconnect the battery !!! Bye Bye alarm.

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I love razor wire!

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Eat Safe, Use Condiments
red CL-S, non-Nav, 35% tint, M6 driving lights, M4 map and door lights

 

yup, I heard this about 2 weeks ago from the tl fourm. I think this is the big thing in NY right now. stealing HID headlights. If you see a riced out accord, civ, or integra w/ cl or tl lights suggest you cut him off slam on your brakes so you can F' his lights.

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CL-S
White/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Visor/Full Bra/Mud Guards/Acura Car Cover/Tint 20%,35%,5% on Sun Roof, Rockford 250a2 Amp w/JL10w6 / K&N Drop in Filter. Comptech Springs. Polarg m-6.
Comptech Headers, Comptech Sways, Eurolite Xenon Crystal high beams.
me.

gtech 0-60 6.03 w/ 438 pound load. preheader.

 

I read on the TL Forum that this was a big problem.
I can’t believe that our hoods are so easy to open from underneath.

As for disconnecting the battery to kill the alarm, I had a back up battery hidden in the trunk on the Harrison Hellfire alarm in my Legend.
It was protecting a 4,000 dollar audio system.
I’m sure other companies make this stuff that we could use on an aftermarket system.

Shawn S


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Speed limits are for CARS and DRIVERS whose limits are easily exceeded !!!!!

2001 CL Type S - NAV - San Marino RED / Parchment - Spoiler - 35% Tint - Roof Visor - PIAA Lamps
GOLD Emblems & Grill - V1 w/remote - KICKER AMP w/(2) 10" Alumapro Subs - Xephyr CAI - Shine by ZAINO
For Photos see: PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 V1 & SUBS

 

This is some scary shit...

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red (Navigation)
PIAA 19173 Ion Yellow Fog Lights
Aftermarket Black Wood Trim Kit

 

In some ways, I am happy I'm 40 and not 21 again, that way my car stays in the garage or not to far from me.

What's this planet coming to ?

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2001 CL Type S Black/Ebony w/NAVI, PIAA bulbs, Tinted windows, JL Sub-woofer/Fosgate 250 watt amp, otherwise pure stock
1998 Accord Coupe EX-V6
Black Currant Pearl, PIAA bulbs, tinted windows, Fosgate 500 watt amp, Eclipes 6X9's,JL Sub-woofer, otherwise PURE stock !

 

Co-op City, Bronx. Wow, that's a tough place to keep a new car. You must pay a fortune on insurance.

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CL-S #22,299 Black/Parchment/Nav, spoiler, door & fender guards, wood trim, PIAA 19169 & 9005, V1 w/remote, trunk & winter mats, no headers, no sway bars, no springs, no CAI, no money! (but I got a nice new kitchen!)

 

This story makes me really glad all over again that I no longer live in "the city". Great places to visit, NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, but wouldn't want to live there.

Here in rural Bumfuck, Orygun, you have to be mindful of the tobacco chewing red necks who'll run into you with their beater pickups, and maybe even try a hit and run. But at least nobody seems stupid enough to come onto my place, run the gauntlet of two 80# dogs, and steal my lights. I'll take a Rottweiler or German Shepard over a silent alarm every time.

Good luck nanadba!

PS Wanna borrow a big black dog .... they're really "sweethearts"!

 

Yeah, I agree, a good gaurd dog is the best alarm you can buy. Even a non-agressive dog is a big deterrant.

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2001 Acura 3.2TL Non-Navi
Satin Silver
35% Metal Tint

 

Back in the dark ages when I was really into car audio , very few installers even did hood locks - leaving a very vulnerable car to any thief who knows their sh!t. Looks like that hasn't changed Bummer on the repair - that sux big time!

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when you're ready to succeed!

 

damn that just makes my blood boil if that would happen to a fellow CL...

If only we could hire a big black guy named Ben..."Step away from the car m*f*":
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view.php?id=2137

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- Kvit -
2001 CL-P Monterey Blue, Parchment interior
Polarg BlHybrid M-6 Road lamps
Polarg/PIAA super white interior lights *bling bling*
HP Quantum 28 -- 31% metallic tint all around
Blue Lady Dragon

Ferrari F355 Challenge Lap Times (Dreamcast):
-Motegi: 0'37"822 , sprint total 2'42"892
-Suzuka (short): 0'57"873
-Atlanta: 0'31"659

 

I think I may get the backup battery for my clifford now.

 

One question, how did they get them off with out takeing the bumper off?

 

Nothing worse than a fucking thief!

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Drive Fast Live Fast!

 

Don't know how. But the bumper has to be replaced by the dealer too!!!
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If the CL-P/CL-S is anything like regular Hondas, the hood release cable runs along the driver's side wheel well. All a thief has to do to gain access to your engine bay is to reach into the wheel well and yank on it. It wouldn't be a bad idea to go to a reputable body shop and get them to re-route through another spot that is less accessible.

[This message has been edited by Satin Slayer (edited 04-09-2001).]

 

Thanks for this great tip. And that's why all the hoods on the 3 cars look perfect, untouched.
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When I lived back home in Lousisana, we used Aligators for yard dogs ! Your laughing, but think about the turd heads, when they jump yo fence and face a freaking ALLIGAOTOR !!!! Last time you have anything stolen ! Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaruuuuuuuuuuuuteeeeeeeeeeeeee !

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2001 CL Type S Black/Ebony w/NAVI, PIAA bulbs, Tinted windows, JL Sub-woofer/Fosgate 250 watt amp, otherwise pure stock
1998 Accord Coupe EX-V6
Black Currant Pearl, PIAA bulbs, tinted windows, Fosgate 500 watt amp, Eclipes 6X9's,JL Sub-woofer, otherwise PURE stock !

 

Unfortunately every day something else I read causes me to shake my head in disbelief. Add another one. Unfuc*@in'believable. :mad

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'01 Satin Silver CL-S, tint, Momo Cobra Carbon, Mobil1, V1, 19169's

NY Lic.- F1 FAN
Future mods: Comptech springs, sways & headers
17" wheels (Heidfelds, Racing Harts or Volks) with S-02's
aerokit?

1995 Mitsu GSX, no mods
NY Lic.-I LV F1

 

knowing my luck, if that happened to me, I'd get a ticket for driving home with no headlights.



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2001 CL-P, new project undergoing complete reconstruction. As of now: Custom CAI fabricated by SRD, Polarg M6 bulbs, 4 ProHopper Chrome hydraulic pumps with whammy tanks, 4 ProHopper dumps, 4 Optima marine deep-cycle batteries, 4 switches. Much much more to come...

1997 Accord coupe EX-L. Chrome suspension, Chrome motor, every bolt-on imaginable. One pump, 8 dump hydraulics with accumulators. Leather, Billet grills, 18" Neeper Shadows...etc..etc http://www.artofnoize.com/Cars/aaron.htm

1990 Toyota standard cab. Bodydropped 3". 17" KMC Nemesis', extensive suspension work. 4 wheel airbags.

 

Nanadba, I went to High School on fordham and all my friends lived in co-op. Makes me glad i'm in school upstate now. If I saw a headlight conversion with our lights I'd definitely come out to find out. Shit..that f-ckin sucks....

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2001 Acura CL Type-S
Black - Ebony Interior - Spoiler - 20% Tint - Cleared Headlights

2000 Mercedes Benz E320
Black - Black Interior - Nav - Chrome AMG Rims

 

makes me glad i am no longer in the rotten apple, well that and the fact that it is 1am and 80 degrees, and all the girls are half naked all ready

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2001 acura cl type-s
comming soon
2000 accord v6 sedan
1997 4runner
1992 camaro
1993 volvo 850
"Tell me kid, have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moon light"

 

damn that REALLY blows. i'm actually worried now since i frequent NYC on the weekends and sometimes park my car on the streets if i can't cough up $40 for the night to park at a garage. wow... HID theft looks like it's on the rise. i only worry about my car when i go to my girlfriends' place since i park it on a high-traffic street. i'm not worried about it getting stolen, just vandalized since i'm not liked very much by my g/f's ex and his friends. everyone knows exactly what my car looks like, so seeing it alone on the street would be the perfect opportunity for my many haters.

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YuppieCL
'90 Accord LX
'01 3.2CL Type S
#6487, Satin Silver, Navi, Spoiler, Comptech springs, Xephyr CAI, 35% Llumar window tint
PhotoPoint Pics!
AIM: Yuppie99

 

Would like to introduce these boys to my associates Guido the butcher and Uncle Knuckles.

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Satin Silver CLS
BMW K75S

 

Hood lock is useless because they are usually not after the headlight itself. What those guys are after is the HID module itself, that ACURA was smart enough to put right onto the headlight. When they tried to steal my headlights my alarm went off, and the good thing is that my alarm has a pager on it. I looked out the window saw those idiots and called the cops, 2 minutes later police arrest statistic was raised by 2 arrests (Helps when you live less than a 2 minute drive from a precinct and have shitloads of coffee shops in the area )

 

thats horrible

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"the needle got buried at 140.....1,500 RPM later...the tach got buried"

 

I always park facing a wall to give any vandals little to no room to work. Pager alarm is a good idea..... (good combo with M14)

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2001 Silver 3.2CLS
-Muds, Spoiler, Hardwire 8500, Polarg M-6 lamps, K&N filter #33-2178.
Planning: Comptech Headers, Sways, 4/12/01